Carol’s POVI waited in the room for Aiden to return, not understanding why I couldn’t just go with him. I feel safer by his side than when I do alone. Aiden looked pretty freaked out though, so I knew whatever was going on in his mind was serious. Maybe he figured out the missing piece of the puzzl
“I’m just saying, it’s not a coincidence that she happens to be here at the same time Morgan returns home. She claims that Morgan kidnapped her so she set up the motive for herself.”‘Set up the motive for herself?’‘Claimed she was kidnapped?’Is she seriously saying I made all this up so that I co
Carol’s POVI’m not sure how long I sat and stared at him; my mind was completely blank while King Bennet held my brain captive. It felt like an evasion in my mind and now I knew without a doubt that Tilly knew I was roaming around her mind.It was a chilling experience, but it ended quickly. He rel
“Since when did you stop trusting me?” He asked, his lips pressed in a thin line. “I said it’s not safe here and that we need ot leave. The Capital needs me, and Oliver is going to be a mess when I tell him what I found out. The Empire isn’t safe either but that’s not our battle. The King needs to f
Carol’s POVWe didn’t want to stick around much longer. King Bennet agreed to get us a private plane that would take off at the empire’s airfield in a couple of hours. In the meantime, he insisted we ate something before we left.I didn’t want to see Queen Elizabeth or Jenna again, but it didn’t see
If the Moon Goddess truly did choose me, that meant I was more special than I thought.“Thank you,” I managed to say and then I did something that surprised us both; I wrapped my arms around him and hugged him tightly. “We will talk soon. I promise.”After a moment, I added, “I know you don’t use yo
Carol’s POVThey say when you are about to die, your life flashes before your eyes. Boy, they were right.Everything happened so fast, I couldn’t even grasp it.Images of my time growing up, living with my parents, meeting my best friend, meeting my first boyfriend, meeting someone I thought was my
How had I washed up here?Where the hell was Aiden? I reached into my pocket and frowned when I didn’t feel my phone. I shouldn’t be surprised that my phone didn’t wash up with me. Even if it did, it probably wouldn’t have worked. It would have gotten water damage.I felt so stupid for that ping of
I chuckled as I held back tears.“Sorry,” I murmured, trying to pull back, but she held me tighter.“I’ve missed you like crazy,” she breathed. “How’s life in the empire? I’ve been keeping tabs on you in the media. Seems you are kicking ass as the queen.”Since the inauguration ceremony last year, I
She flinched away for a moment, afraid that the darkness might hurt him, but I had faith that it wouldn’t because it was under her control now and the light in her wouldn’t be dim for the darkness.“It’s okay,” I assured her, bringing Caleb even closer into her view. She stared at him with admiratio
EpilogueAiden’s POV“She still won’t come out of her room?” Fiona asked, staring at the closed suite door with a frown. “It’s been a week since she killed her sister…”“She’s scared,” I told her, cradling Caleb in my arms. “Raelyn’s darkness is inside of her and she’s worried that she’s going to do
She was quiet for a moment while the Queen continued to bark orders in the background. The dark tendrils only seemed to grow more agitated with each passing moment.“Please, call the tendrils off and—”“I can’t,” she said quickly. “They don’t listen to me anymore… they listen to her more than they l
I wanted to believe that there was still good in Raelyn. That the darkness hadn’t taken over completely. I grabbed her arm, and I brought my gaze to meet hers; I wasn’t sure if my powers would work on her, but I had to try. I channeled her mind and when I found a connection, I realized it was weak,
Carol’s POVI used my powers to fight off the guards, using my mind manipulation to make them fight one another and using some of the spells I was taught to ward them off. I’ve practiced with mind manipulation a lot so I was able to do it quickly. I soon had some of them at least turning against the
“It’s not personal darling,” she said, waving off his concern. “It’s strictly business.”“Was any of it real?” He asked, shaking his head with disgust written all over his face. “Did you ever love me?”She let out a bitter laugh.“Love?” She scoffed. “Please… There’s no room for love when I have a n
My entire body went cold when I saw what they were running from. Clouds of darkness snaked through the ground, slithering like snakes. I could feel the cold darkness and the chilling aura that penetrated it.In the distance, I squinted at the figures standing in the center of the town.The Queen.St
Carol’s POV“You promised you’d help me buy a ring for Fiona,” Oliver said as he leaned against the doorframe of my suite. I had just finished changing Caleb’s dirty typer for the 5(th) time this hour when Oliver decided to bless me with his visit.Collectively, we’ve been in the Empire for 2 months